Hundreds die in Burkina Faso’s worst terrorist atrocity
At least 400 people died in a terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso, according to local reports. The Al Qaeda-linked militant group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam...
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Analysis: Al Qaeda kills hundreds in Burkina Faso attack
On Saturday, the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), Al Qaeda’s branch for West Africa, killed at least 200 people in a massive...
Expanding extremist groups in Africa fuel worries that they could attack the US or Western allies
Violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are growing in size and influence across Africa, fueling worries that as they improve...
Benin Army Kills 8 Jihadists In North: Military Sources
Benin's soldiers killed eight suspected jihadists in the north of the country, military sources told AFP Thursday. The clash happened in a region where the...
Gunmen kill three in Benin border attack
Unidentified gunmen attacked a border crossing in northern Benin and killed three people and wounded one late on Tuesday, Malanville Mayor Gado Guidami said on...
Two Boko Haram commanders surrender to military task force in Borno
Two Boko Haram commanders, Ibrahim Muhammed and Auwal Muhammed, alias “Wanka’’, have surrendered to troops of Sector 3 of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF,...
Hostage to violent extremism Kidnapping in northern Benin
In northern Benin, before 2022 there were only two recorded incidents of kidnapping (as a form of political violence, as opposed to for ransom and...